Job Description

Job Summary:

About the Role & Program

Through innovative storytelling and a culture of collaboration, Disney Live Entertainment creates, produces, and delivers remarkable and engaging entertainment experiences. From the intimate to the spectacular, our work can be seen at Disney theme parks, resort hotels, cruise ships, and other locations worldwide! This diverse team – representing a wide variety of disciplines and talents from technical directors, writers, and lighting designers to choreographers, cosmetologists, and music producers – brings magical worlds to life through technical expertise, performance excellence, incomparable ingenuity, unparalleled spectacle… and a dash of pixie dust!  Entertainment Stage Technicians are responsible for the technical aspects of our live shows to ensure a flawless, magical experience for our Guests.

This is a full-time 5-month internship (dates are August 23, 2025, through December 13, 2025).

What You Will Do

The Entertainment Tech Intern will participate in equipment staging for all Walt Disney World theme parks, water parks, Disney Springs, and ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Support the Parks’ technical daily operations, atmosphere shows, parades, props logistics, and special events. Assist Stage Technicians and perform the detailed operation of audio/video/lighting equipment adhering to stage manager cues, time code, and/or self-cued events. Assist with safety checks before, during, and after performances to ensure safe performance.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Ability to adapt to this physically taxing role in an active environment that encompasses frequent lifting, climbing, squatting, and standing for long periods and ability to work inclement or extreme weather conditions
• Entertainment technicians work within a live-show theatrical environment (environments such as radio, television, or film do not meet the qualifications)
• Validated understanding of theatrical terminology, documentation, and show-related equipment including exposure to tech staging assistance, props, and/or puppetry with an understanding of electrical circuitry
• Strong oral/written communication with leadership experience, excellent interpersonal and partnership skills

Preferred Qualifications

Technical experience in live entertainment in at least one of the following fields:

• Digital Audio and Sound Reinforcement
• Lighting with Conventional and Moving Light Operation
• Rigging
• Video Engineering and Projection Mapping
• Show Control/Automation
• Advanced System Networking

Education

• Currently enrolled as a Junior, or Senior earning a degree in Theater , Technical Theater , Technical Production , or a related field.

Eligibility Requirements & Program Information

• Be enrolled in an accredited college/university, taking at least one class at the time of application posting OR currently participating in a Disney College Program or Disney Internship.

• Be at least 18 years of age
• Possess unrestricted work authorization
• Have not completed one year of continual employment on a Disney internship or Disney College Program
• Be compliant with The Disney Look appearance guidelines
• Fully available Sunday through Saturday, for the duration of the internship, 40 hours per week
• Able to provide/have reliable transportation to/from work
• Possess a valid US driver’s license and have the ability to operate a company vehicle
• Able to have a consistent, reliable work schedule throughout the internship
• Able to provide own housing for the duration of internship program in Florida
  • We provide limited housing opportunities for Florida Based Professional Interns through American Campus Communities, for more information click here

The pay rate for this role in Orlando, FL $20.14 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit:

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time, Summer work, Internship, Worldwide, Sunday, Saturday,

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